Marie-Helene Dutoit

Marie-H&ne was born to a middle-class French family in Montreal in the early ‘50s. She was one of the many who dreamed of the day when Quebec would reclaim its rightful heritage and become a sovereign nation. During high school, Marie-Helene was a vocal supporter of separation, and she founded a youth group in the mid-‘60s to educate and motivate young Francophones to push for an independent Quebec. Marie-Heltne eventually fell in with militant members of the separatist movement, and her youthful enthusiasm turned into resentment for Montreal’s Anglophone minority. In early 1970 she joined the F.L.Q. (Front de Liberation du Quebec) and participated in what later became known as the October Crisis. The F.L.Q. was responsible for an outbreak of terrorism during which the Canadian Armed Forces was called in to impose martial law on Montreal. Unbeknownst to all except the Sabbat and Camarilla, the crisis was used as a cover for a war between the sects. During the vicious night fighting, Marie-HClPne was Embraced by Louis de Maisonneuve, an influential Sabbat and stout supporter of Quebec independence. Marie-HClPne fought bravely, and though the war was short, it took its toll on Louis’s nomadic pack, the Fleur-de-Lys. Marie-Helene emerged as the sole survivor of her new allies. Though the Sabbat won the war, Marie-H61Pne grew increasingly disappointed when she discovered that the sect, not interested in mortal affairs, had no plans to make Quebec an independent country. Marie-HClene tried to establish a number of Francophone packs and covens to oppose Sangris’ rule, but mounting pressure from the Serpent prevented her fromfinding apower base. She grew even more bitter after the failed independence referendum of 1980. Marie-HClPne finally saw her chance when Carolina Valez and the Lost Angels took over Montreal. An archbishop with no knowledge of the delicate tensions between the French and English was the perfect tool. She offered her services to Valez, and within a month she was a member of r the Lost Angels. to move too fast, MarieHtlkne has I been subtly manipulatin, and misinfor ing the arch She hoDes tc the Sabbat long enough to gain favor for an independent Que-. bec both within and II of her dream. As a back-up plan, Marie-HCkne has secretly opened negotiations with Prince Annabelle of Quebec City. She hopes that chances for an independent Quebec might lie with the Camarilla. What Marie-Helene doesn’t understand is that the fate of Montreal is not bound to language or national identity, but to the infernal forces at work in the city.